Behind the Mask singles

Villavic · #1 07-04-2013, 10:26 PM

Checking the Wikipedia page of this album, the singles they released were (with peak positions):

"Save Me" US Adult Contemporary 6
US Mainstream Rock Tracks 3
US Billboard Hot 100 33
UK Singles Chart 53
"Skies the Limit" US Adult Contemporary 10
US Mainstream Rock Tracks 40
"In the Back of My Mind" UK Singles Chart 58
"Hard Feelings" US Adult Contemporary -
"Love Is Dangerous" US Mainstream Rock Tracks 7

In Peru I only heard Save Me on radios. And its video too in TV, and only the Skies video in TV. No other single. How did other singles do in your hometown?

WatchChain · #2 07-05-2013, 01:40 PM

In the States, the response to this album was lukewarm at best. To some, it represents and artistic low point for the band. No major big hit singles.

holidayroad · #3 07-05-2013, 03:40 PM

I heard Save Me quite often on local radio (at the time, the nearest radio station to me was in West Virginia). I saw the video on TV a few times.

I never heard Skies the Limit on the radio and didn't see a video until 1993.

I didn't even know that the other three songs were released until much later.

billwebster · #4 07-07-2013, 05:01 PM

Not exactly a BTM song, but "Love Shines" has been a radio staple in some parts of Germany for a long time, just like "Little Lies".

TrueFaith77 · #5 07-08-2013, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by billwebster

Not exactly a BTM song, but "Love Shines" has been a radio staple in some parts of Germany for a long time, just like "Little Lies".

That song is such a classic. A shame it never received a proper platform.

HomerMcvie · #6 07-08-2013, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

That song is such a classic. A shame it never received a proper platform.

It truly is! Love Shines should have been a hit. I LOVE it!

PenguinHead · #7 07-19-2013, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by WatchChain

In the States, the response to this album was lukewarm at best. To some, it represents and artistic low point for the band. No major big hit singles.

Sales and artistry are separate entities.

chiliD · #8 07-19-2013, 10:45 AM

The "Skies The Limit" video was in medium to heavy rotation for quite a while on MTV & VH1 at the time of BTM's release.

"Save Me" got lots of radio airplay as I recall.

BTM definitely did better in the UK than the US.

**jbrownsjr** · #9 07-22-2013, 11:18 PM

I heard Save Me a lot in the midwest and Los Angeles. Very seldom Love is Dangerous. I heard Skies a few times on AC radio and remember the video very well.

Neal · #10 07-28-2013, 08:58 PM

I never realized "Save Me" charted as high as it did! Makes me wonder (again) why it didn't make the cut for The Very Best of...

Fannymac · #11 06-20-2014, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by WatchChain

In the States, the response to this album was lukewarm at best. To some, it represents and artistic low point for the band. No major big hit singles.

I think the thing that killed the album in the States was the singles selection.....WB blew it!
As for it being the "artistic low point" for the band.......sorry, but I think most fans ~ and critics! ~ think TIME holds that title!!!!

FuzzyPlum · #12 06-21-2014, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Fannymac

As for it being the "artistic low point" for the band.......sorry, but I think most fans ~ and critics! ~ think TIME holds that title!!!!

I can remember being so disappointed by Behind the Mask. As many times as I played it and willed myself to like it I never could. I think Time is surprisingly half decent- Christine's songs in particular are generally better. Perhaps the success of the likes of Hold Me, Little Lies and Everywhere led her to rely just too much on repetitive hooks. With Skies the Limit and Save Me I think she just went overboard. Both albums would have benefited from Lindsey's hand in the production. I think Richard did a decent job on Time, though overall its a bit lightweight and could have been beefed up a bit. I think BTM is the lower point musically.